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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Louis de Bonsecours ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Crabtree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Louiseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Moose River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
- Wheatland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Saint Louis de Bonsecours to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Louis de Bonsecours to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Louis de Bonsecours and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Louis de Bonsecours to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,048 miles [6,514.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Louis de Bonsecours) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Saint Louis de Bonsecours to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Louis de Bonsecours. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8536, Longitude: -72.9789 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.619 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.886 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.668 degrees. |
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